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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-02-23

(CoPY.)
To whom 1t may concern
Know We that |. Thomas Cole, of Union Coun-
ty. Dakota Territory, do hereby grant unto my
son, George Cole. his time, and | claim no inter.
est in his earnings, and will pay no debts he may
contract after this date. And he is at liberty to
do business for himself in the same manner he
would If he were twenty-one years of age.
Witness my hand and seal this Sth day Of De-
cemher 1895.
SEAL. THos. COLE,
Signed and sealed Alb. WHEELoCK
in presence Of f.. s. kITTREDGE.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-02-23

Go to Freeman's and get Prunells,
California Prunes, apricots Cal.
plums, Cal. peaches, rasberries, cher
ries, cranberries, hominy, and etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore 81 Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing
as it does, through thousands of acres of
but partially explored woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never keen fshed by
white men, all we'll stocked with the game
fish FOR which Northern Wisconsin waters.
are noted. The woods abound with gameT
deer, bear, wolf, mink. beaver, pheasant,
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan-Go-
gebic, Wakefield, Bcssemer, Ironwood and
Hurley.
Direct line to ASHLAND and beyond.
Sleeping cars between ASHLAND, MIL
WAUKEE and CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descriptive
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent on application to
the General Passenger Agent.
CHAs. A. Cole, Gen. Agent, los Wash
ington St., Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and Kinzie
Sts., &C.. d N. w. R'y.)
III. i. wHITCOMB, CHAS. V. McKINLAY
Gen1 Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent
MILWAUKEE,. WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
PeindeXter's Game of Poker.

A game long talked about on the river
was that played by Governor Poindexter,
of Mississippi. At one time he was Fund
commissioner, or something of that kind,
for Mississippi. He had business in New
York to negotiate money on bonds, os-
tensibly for internal improvements in
Mississippi. He was returning from
that city, and had large sum of money
with him. He left Louisville on a small
stern-wheel beat, and three gamblers took
passage on the same boat. They knew
Poandexter's fondness for cards, that he
would play high, and they made up a
plot to clean him out In those days they
played poker with twenty cards ace,
king, queen, jack, and ten of each suit.
The boat was several days In getting from
Louisville to Cairo, and Poindexetr and
the three sharks were busy at play. Then
they usually played without limit and the
result was the gamblers, having played
their fish long enough, we're about to take
him in. They had all their money on the
table two of the gamblers dropped out,
and the other, making heavy bet, piled
up his last dollar. The Governor said he
did not have money enough there to call
him, but he thought he might be able to
borrow.
''Very well,'' said the gambler, 9TH give
Just ten minutes to raise the money,
Poindexter went about trying to borrow
of the passengers, and then went to the
clerk of the boat. the amount he asked
for was nearly as much as the boat would
sell for, and the clerk had no such sum on
hand even to lend to Governor Poindex-
ter. The latter then went to his state
room, where he had an old cerpet-sack
with a trusty servant guarding it. and
returned to the gaming table followed
by the darkey with the carpet-sack on
his shoulder.
"Now," Numbered Poindexter, as he threw
open the sack, which was stuffed full of
bank notes, 81 will see you and go you
100000 better! And L will give you an
hour insted of ten minutes to raise it,"
The faces of those gamblers would have
been a picture for a painter. They got
of the boat at the first landing place,
wiser and much sadder men. There was
about $4,000 on the table.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
General Lee in the Wilderness Campaign
June Century

General Lee held so completely the adj
miration and confidence of his men that
his conduct of campaign was rarely
criticized.
Few points present themselves in his
campaign from the Wilderness to Cold
Harbor upon which criticism can lay hold
when all the circumstances are consider
ed. His plan of striking the flank of
Grants army as it passed through the
wilderness is above criticism. Fault can
only be found with its execution. The
two divisions of Longstreet at Gordons-
vile, and Anderson's division of Hills
corps left on the Upper Rapidan, were
too widely separated from the rest of the
army, and as the event proved should
have been in supporting distance of A. P.
Hill, on the Orange Plank road on the
afternoon of the 9Th of May. That he
did not strike Grant damaging blow
when he had him at such disadvantage
on the North Anna may seem strange to
those who had witnessed this bold aggres-
siveness at the Wilderness and no other
fields. He was i'll and confined to his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
A CLOSE SHAVE.
A Drummers Experience in Southern Bar.
Der Shop.
Arkansaw Traveller.

Arkansaw Traveller
"Do you call this barbershop?" asked
drummer, stopping in front of a shanty
in southern village.
Oats whut i: is, sab: come ill.," replied
a fat negro, putting aside a tln-pan full
of turnip green's and getting up from a
box.
"Where's your chair" the drummer
asked, when he had entered.
Oar tits, sah," pointing to a bench
with clepboard back. II ant fixed up
heah like da tells me de BARRIERS is in de
big towns, but, sab, wen it comes ter de
transackshun O. snatchin' de whiskers
offun er mans face, wy dar ant many
folks. black nur white, dat ken lay ober
me. Set right down dar," he continued,
as he began to wipe his greasy hands on
a back number of the county paper.
"What have you got in ttat oyster
CAM"
''Saft soap, sab. Wen it come ter
maxim lather, dar ant muffin dat fits de
eppymology o de ercasion like saft
SOAP"
"Hold on; don't you use brush?''
"Whut, use er brush with saft soopS
Oh, DO sab; never hearn tell O. SIGH er
plenerpertenchery es dat. Makes de
lather in mer hams an rat it on dis way.
Git it in yer mouf Yer mus skuze me,
sab. Now, we'll git down de ole maskus
blade an go to work"
''Groat Cesar:" exclaimed the custom
er. Sharpen that thing. 1t pulls like
pair of pinchers,"
"Huh, is it come ter pass dat mer ole
maskus blade is deceiban' me-"
at is not deceiving me, assure YOU"
"All right, sab; I'll hit it er few links"
He struck the razor a few times on an
old boot, felt of the edge with his thumb,
made another attack and then said:
''Do she glide ober de ramifcations an
heptyrogenious putty smooth now, sab 20
'Hold on, you are numbering me-"
Won't do ter quit now, sah."
SWELL, strike it a few more times on
that old boot"
"Anything to 'blidge yer, sab. Allus
makes it er pint ter satisfy my custom
ers.''
"Then you ought TO administer chloro-
FORM
"Lemme see; b'lebe some udder gener-
man suggested suthin' like dat de udder
day. Pull now, sah?"
I'Pull! WAY, eenfound you, it tears
WALL We'se mos through, now. J1s
keep yer mind on suthin' pleasant an
We'll be all right arter while. How is de
political walmi- mixtures in de circumfex
localities in which yerse'f hab lately been
prostrated?"
Hold on, let me get up"
Use through, now. Jes' lemme whipe
off yer face, sah?''
That's unnecessary, as you have al
ready cut it off. just look how I'm bleed
ing"
"BledinM Wy, dis little blood ant
muffin, sab. Oughter seed er wife man
dat wuE in heah yistiday. Wy, dat gen
erman bled like er haug. Twenty-fi
cents, eff yer please. Thankee, sab. Call
ergin."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23

tent at the time; but as showing his pur-
pose had he been able to keep the saddle,
he was heard to say as he lay Frustrated
bysickness:
1--WE must strike them blow, we must
never let them pass US again"
Whatever General Lee did, his men
thought it the best that could be done
under circumstances. Their feeling
towards him is we'll illustrated by the re-
mark of ragged rebel who took off his
hat to the general rs be was passing
and received like courteous salGte in
return:
s'God bless Marse Robert, | wish he
was emperor of this country and | was
his carriage driver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
SQUIBS.

Susie Gushington calls her young nan
rainbow because he is beau of promise.
General Booth, the Marshall of the Sal
Walton Army, is about to become an
American citizen, and still the Chinese
immigration law is in force.
King Kalakaua has twenty dancing
girls IN his service, and it is rumored that
the tears shed over the Queens absence
have proved utterly insufficient TO run the
royal ssw-mill.
Lady "Now Anna, who was that young
man you talked SO long with in the base
ment last night?" Servant -'Why,
Mlssus! Have you never been loved.
that you ask such question:"
Jay Gould is very short man, but he
never knows what it is to be short.
The age of ballet-girl is said to be a
conundrum. The girl her self is certain
~ poser.
After all, you hardly realize how bad
those wicked, Doodle Aldermen in New
York are until some day when you find
out that they have to have locks on all the
canals in the State.
Since the death of that brilliant stock
operator Woerishoffer and the retirement
of Jay Gould from Wall street, there is
complaint of sad lack of Leadership.
The great West ought to be able to fur
nish leader for Wall street without any
difficulty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
Bound To Be Beautiful.
BROOKLYN Eagle.

With the very latest notes of fashion
before me and my pen suspended my
eyes fell upon an article which lay upon
my desk, entitled 'Gossip About Pretty
Girls" 1t gives the modus operandi of
making ones self beautiful and goes on
to tell how q rudy blonde of Washing
ton fastened her fat little hands to the
headboard on retiring so as to reduce the
supply of blood and produce delicate
complexion of an invalid friend. To allow
the mouth to be open in sleep is simply
outrageous, So, as to assure an avoidance
many dainty Miss woos Morpheus with
her lower jaw and head closely bound with
skate-strap. A common pillow placed
vertically under the back and between the
shoulders encourages perfect stature, so
the good old bolster is consigned to the
comfort of retired bellies and beaux. Dis
regarding the fair, fresh skin, classic,
mold, and every law of proportion, and in
Difference to an arbitrary fashion which
can not fail to prove fatal to beauty and
health, our waspwaisted bellies claim the
necessity of slumber in corsets to retain
their acme of shapeliness. "a mask of
moist rye flopr or coating of old cream is
as regularly .Asumed as the night-robe,
and femip.ae head dropped pilloward
minus curl-papers or leads is exceptional.
Hot footballs are regular feature of the
toilet, as they tend to draw the blood
from the hands and face"
Every girl knows the value of beauty
and seeks TO make herself as attractive
as possible, and should strive to preserve
all attractive qualities, but artificial de-
vices only can conceal the ravages oftime
and dissipation. Still, without truere
gard to the laws of health even the powder.
box, rouge pellet and pencil proves shall
low resource. The maid with spirituelle
cast of features and complexion clogs the
pores of her fair skin with paint, while
the vigorous, plump, rosy beauty fortunes
her digestive apparatus with acids and
chalks. Each persists in possessing at
tributes foreign to her constitution"
1t gives advice from lone who knows"
in the handling of the eyes and goblet,
and says: "Grasp the handle of the cup
with the thumb and index foreflnger, the
latter thurst through against the thumb
and the other fingers open and held out
any way from the cup, save the second,
which should press against the side to
steady it. This gives a graceful appear
ance to the hand. In holding goblet it
should be grasped by the thumb and the
first two fingers around the smallest por-
ton of the standard, between the bowl
and the bottom, throwing the last two
fingers outward" Get through this or
deal and your reputation is assured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23

front, sides or back and finished at the
ends In graceful knots. Lace is favorite
material, point d'esprit, platte Val and
Fedora being much used. Point d'ssprit
dresses often have founce at the bottom
of the skirt and the lower part of the
dra perry bordered with rows of narrow
satin or MORE ribbon set above a deep
hem. A pretty idea is to make these
dresses over white lawn. 1t is very effec-
tive, and not half as expensive as made
over silk. Skirts are cut walking length,
waists unusually high, or sometimes
pointed back and front, or cut square, as
most becoming to the wearer. Sleeves
are made in puffs. finished with frill at
the elbow, or full at the top, and gathered
into band at the waist, and finished with
a band of ribbon and bow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
A BoOtblack's Initiation.


1t is perhaps not generally known that
the Inherent bootblackiug fraternity have
a system of initiation to which they sub,
iect every new accession to their ranks,
but such is the fact The writer had the
pleasure of witnessing the working of the
first degree on a candidate for admission
to the sinners ranks last evening. The
affair took place on School street, nearly
opposite City Hall avenue, the time being
about "early candle lighting" Several
old members of the ''profesh" surrounded
the newcomer and badgered him to a box
fight. He accepted the def" and a
witty little sinner, known to the fraterni-
ty as SHORTY was selected as his oppon-
ent Grasping their wooden boxes by the
foot rests, the young gladiatOrs sprung
intothe ring, which their admirers formed,
and quick and sharp were the blows that
each rained upOu the other the object
being to smash the oppor ent's box. The
boys were about evenly matched as re-
CARDS size and strength, Shorty of course,
having some advantage In the deXterity
of handling hi weapon, having acquired
much practices in that line from his past
experis2Ge1in this novel method of duel
ing which is the established code of the
bootblacks for the settlement of their dis
putes. For some time neither party
could boast of any particular advantage in
the fray, and cheered by the shouts of
admiration from their comrades, the fight
ers waxed furious, and so lively did they
flourish the boxes that it seemed as though
they had at least a dozen apiece, and the
sharp reports that followed the concuss-
ion of the weapons BODIED certain disaster
to one or both of them. Several parties
who were drawn to the scene attempted
to interfere and part the contestants, but
the rapid whirling of the weapons IN the
air rendered it unsafe to approach very
near them, and the peacemakers eonelud-
ed to give it up as bad job. By skill
full pass, the new boy managed to plant
the corner of his box solidly against the
side of that of Shorty, and instantly the
latter's weapon was converted into fire
wood, and he was disarmed. This turn of
affairs established an entente cordiale,
and the old members rushed in to shake
hands with the victor and congratulate
him upon his successful entry as a first
degree member of their order. The next
act in order was passing round the hat to
secure funds to replace Shorty's box, ard
the pennies flowed freely in, sufficient
amount being Melted to establish him
again on a firm business footing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
New Use for Mother Hubbards.
Savannah News.

The other night novel game was play
ed on Conductor Harris of the down fast
Georgian railroad train. When the train
stopped at Union Point Captain Harris
noticed two negro women get aboard, and
one of them was dressed in lose Mother
Hubbard. When he went through the
car he failed to find one of the women,
and upon questioning the negro she said
that somebody had snatehed the other
girls ticket away and she had got off.
The captain did not supect anything
wrong, but when the train reached Barrett
the missing woman came from under the
Mother Hubbard of her companion and
got off unoticed by the conductor, but to
the amusement of the other passengers
who saw her when she made good her
exit from under the lose-made dress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
THE ORIGIN OF LONG JONES.
Where the Singular COgnOmen of Noted
Character Came From.

Where the Singular Cognomen of Noted
Character Came From.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
The origin of the title sLong' Jones,
which has so universally been besto we'd
upon Hon. A. Jones. chairman of the
Illinois Republican State central commit
tee, and leading figure in American poll
tics for some years past, is said to have
sprung from Civil Service Commissioner
Oberly, also of Illinois, who tells the story
of its inception as follows: 81 was much
impressed when chosen assemblyman
from the Cairo district with the dignity
of the Office, and supposed all the mem
bers of the Legislature were great men.
[ approached the State House with fear
and trembling. | watched the other fel
lows, and took my seat, resolving to be
quiet antil | had sized up the mighty ma
terial surrounding me. The House was call
ed to order. l waited anxiously for the first
speech. At last on the other side of the
hall / saw man beginning to get up. II
seemed to me that it took him a very
long time to rise. He pulled himself out
of his chair and went on and upward
until he lowered over the whole assemb-
iage. | looked at him with awe, and asked
my neighbor az to whom it might be.
He replied, why! that is Jones OF 10
Daviess county He ought to be called
Long Jonesn said /.
"My fellow member laughed and repeat
ed this remark and from it Long Jones'
got his title. He is now prominent
politician in the State of Illinois, and is
known everywhere as Long Jones.
"Weu after Jones had risen to his 6
feet inches he threw out his long arm
(which it seemed to me was the same
length as his body at the speaker, and
with Jovian brows, said in sentorian
tones:
"Mr Speaker, there are no ink in the
bottles And with that he sat down
1.-TWO full minutes elapsed before an
other member rose to make speech. At
last there was a stir on the other side of the
hall from Jones, and little bit of black
eyed black whiskered, understood nervous
man popped up out of his SO at. He
threw his hand at the speaker, and in a
ierky voice cried ont;
"Mr Speaker, the gentleman has said
there are no ink in the bottles. The
gentleman are mistaken. They are ink
IN the bottles, but it are froze.'
"After these two speeches" relates Mr..
Oberly, ~ thought that I was equal to the
average Legislature in grammer, if nothing
else, and I nevermore had any fear of the
ordinary country statesman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
Hung arian Villages.

''To any one who knows what Hungar -
ian villages are like" says the st. James
Gazette" ''the marvel is not so much that
they should be burned occasionally as
that they should not be consumed by fire
more often. They Magyar is not in
reality the semi Oriental cavalier he is
sometim es imagined to be. But he does
keep at least one memorial of the fact
that he is the son of Arpad. His village
has been compared to the camp of reg
iment of light cavalry. Itconsists of two
immence rows of wooden huts, planted
side by side, perhaps for miles; for some
of these Alfold villages contain 10000 or
$4,000 people. The tarred and painted
cottages, matched with straw and baked
by the fierce Summer sun of the great
plain, burn like finder when they once
catch fire."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
TRUE FRONTIER STYLE.
Duel To the Death Between the Terror of the
Range and Col Ryan.
PHILADELPHIA News

Duel To the Death Between the Terror of the
Range and Col Ryan.
Philadelphia News
Judge John M. Wright has just given
the Silver City IN. NJ Enterprise the
and one Burke, who delighted in the
Black Range" They were both we'll
known mining men. They had been
quarreling all night, and about six
o'clock in the morning Burke said: "Let
US fight it out liz e men; got your guu."
Ryan said he didn't have a gun. Burke
answered that he would furnish him one,
and the two men went together to Burke's
house, at the head of the main street
Burke procured two ASS, and stepping to
the fence, threw one of them down on
the ground, remarking, "There's your
gun"
"That's no way to do, "said Ryan; "you
can shoot me while L am picking up the
gun. Besides, I don't know that it's
loaded"
Burke then threw his gun down on the
ground, and the two Ren picked up the
guns together. While Ryan was exam
lining his gun to see if it was loaded,
Burke fred at him twice without effect.
Ryan then leveled his gun and quickly
took a deliberate aim and fired, when the
"Terror of the Black Range" fell dead.
The ball struck little to the left of the
bridge of the nose and passed out throug b
the back of the head. Ryan was placed
under $4,000 bonds. It seems to be the
general opinion at Kingston that Burke
received his just deserts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
A Great Relief.
Detroit Free Press.


81 want to complain of dot policeman IS
on Gratiot avenue" said a store-keeper
from the upper end of that street TO Capt.
Mack yesterday.
what has the officer been doing?"
'Vhell, eafery night when vhas in bedt
he comes along und tries to open der
door,
ooh that's it! Well his orders are to try
all the doors and see that they are secure
ly fastened"
"Vhas dot so! Und he doan' want to get
in?"
EsNc"
"Und he doan' want to rob my grocery,
und like enough kill US all?'
"Of course not.'
"Vhell, dot makes me feel peter mooch
peter, und I doan' sit ocp all night any
more NIT a shotgun to catch him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-23
Ali Inducement to Early Marriage.
Harper's BaEas

Harper'S Bazaar.
Constance is very young, but she is
also better worth quoting than most
grown people. Her envy was somewhat
aroused by the fact that wedding was
about to take place in the family of her
little playmate, and the playmate thereby
had the advantage of her: so she remark
ed very complacently to her little friend S
mamma:
"Mrs. -, did you know that I was
engaged to be married?'
"Why, no, .Conny. Is that COZ"
eyes, ma'am, I'm engaged to Fritz
Ward" small boy of her acquaintance
"He doesn't know it, but I've got to ex-
plain it to him.
''Well, COMFY, do you expect to be mar
ried soon?''
swell, hope so. The fact is, I'm tired
of being spanked, and l think we'll be
married very SOON"